Vehicle traffic signal



Feb. 28, 1939. w SCHEPLER 2,148,964

VEHICLE TRAFFlC SIGNAL Filed March 22, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet l In venior mZ&'a/72 (SQW/r By M 5m Afiorneus .the pin 8 of said hinge 1. l through the medium of a cable 33.

Further in accordance with the present in- Cables 3|, 33 are trained over rollers 34 provention there is provided a pair of tubular sigvided therefor in an opening 35 provided in the 30 nal arms 9 and I0 and at one end thereof the side wall of the automobile. 30

arms 9 and H! are flattened as at l3 and dis- The manner of using the signal is thought to and nut means I4 that also serve to positively ciated parts. 35

Patented Feb. 28, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VEHICLE TRAFFIC SIGNAL William Schepler, Spencer, Iowa Application March 22, 1938, Serial No. 197,454

1 Claim. (Cl. 116-45) This invention relates to signalling devices and frame l5 and associated parts or into a posimore particularly to signalling devices designed tion uncovering the frame I5 and associated for use on automobiles for indicating the intenparts. tion of the operator thereof to turn either to Each housing I9 is slidably associated with 5 the right or left. its arm and is connected by rivets 2| with a 5 The invention together with its objects and slide 22 that operates within the signal arm. In advantages will be best understood from a study this connection, and as shown in Figure 3, slide of the following description taken in connection 22 has opposite end portions thereof accommowith the accompanying drawings wherein:-- dated in longitudinal slots 23 provided in dia- Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrating the metrically opposite sides of the signal arm, and 10 application of the invention, the slide 22 together with its associated casing Figure 2 is a top plan view of the invention I9 is normally urged toward the outer or signaland with certain parts of the automobile shown equipped end of the arm through the medium in section to further illustrate the invention, of a coil spring 24 suitably housed within the Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view arm. 15 through one of the signal arms, and For shifting the casings l9 there are suitably Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substanjournaled within the automobile and behind the tially on the line 4-4 of Figure 1. instrument board 25 of the automobile shafts Referring to the drawings by reference nu- 26, 27. The shafts 2B, 21 at one end thereof are 20 merals it will be seen that in accordance with P o ed With handles buttons 20 the present invention I provide an attaching tivelybracket 5 having apertured ears 6 that are Shaft 26 is also provided with an arm 30 that adapted to straddle the joint of a hinge I for is connected with the slide 22 associated with the front door of the automobile at the drivers m 9 t r h e medium of a Cable While 5 side of the automobile, whereby said bracket 5 shaft 21 is p ed W t an arm 32 that is con- 25 is mounted in position through the medium of nected with the slide 22 associated with the arm posed at opposite sides of the bracket 5. Arms be obvious. Normally the housings I9 are at the 9 and I0 are secured at the desired position of outer extremities of the arms 9 and I 0 housing angular adjustment through the medium of bolt andsubstantially concealing frames I5 and assosecure the arms 9 and Hi to the bracket 5. When, for example, it is desired to indicate At the outer end thereof each arm 9, I0 is that the operator of the automobile is to make Provided W an integral Circular am 15 in a left turn, the operator rotates the shaft 26 in which iS moun d a t p y t is D e a clockwise direction. The movement of the 40 erably colored red and is provided with a signal shaft in this direction will cause a pull on slide 40 indicium I1. 22 associated with arm 9 causing the slide to The signal indiclum l1 associated with the move inwardly against the action of spring 24. arm 9 is in the nature of the letter L while Thus the casing l9 associated with the slide 22 the signal indicium I! associated with the arm will move to a position uncovering the signal I0 is in the nature of the letter R. Obviously indicia I! which, in the present instance, is the 45 the letter L will denote Left turn while the letter L thus indicating clearly the intention letter R will denote Right turn. of the operator of the vehicle to make a left turn. Also, and as shown, each of the signal indicia Upon release of the button 28 the parts under is provided with a plurality of reflector buttons action of spring 24 will return to their normal I 8. positions. 50

Also, associated with each arm 9, l0 and nor- Obviously, in substantially the same manner,

mally housing the frame l5 and transparency is a signal for making a right turn given, shaft I6 is a circular housing 19 that is provided in 21 being turned in a clockwise direction for givits periphery with an opening 20 permitting the ing the signal.

housing to move into a position receiving the It is thought that a clear understanding of 55 movement in the arm and slidable in the slots, a casing slidably mounted on the arm and connected to the slide for actuation thereby, said casing being adapted to substantially enclose and conceal the signal element, a coil spring mounted 5' in the arm and engaged with the slide for actuating the casing to operative position, and means extending through the arm and connected to the slide for moving the casing to inoperative position away from the signal element against the 10 tension of the coil spring.

WILLIAM SCHEPLER. 

